Saturday, 17 April 2010
Saturday, 6 March 2010
Skridskor !
Since we had one of the coldest winter ever : gigantic boats blocked in ice at the entrance of Stokholm's archipelago in march, and temperatures closed to the -17°C where it should be back being positive,
two consequences, besides obvious greatness :
- have been wearing winter boots since january to avoid death on iced sidewalks
-have now covered about 125 km on the iced lakes around Stockholm ! Of course, not in one go...
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
En dag i Sverige
Today must have been the day I spoke the most swedish since I got there...
Because it is not quite so easy in a country when some people get confused when you explain that movies and TV -shows are translated into french and not just subtitled : " But why ? It's stupid !"
I woke up at a reasonable time and was happily entering the classroom for my first solid state physics class when something striked me as odd : In this class, there was a incredible percentage of light-haired-young-looking students. And that's when I heard it : A voice explaining crystal symetries in swedish...
Overlooking the fact that I was slightly late, we can jump to the only conclusion there was : my solid state physics class is in swedish : or I should say " fasta tillstånd fysik"!
Well although it was a bit stressing ( 3 labs and exams will be english-less), with the help of my best friend the dictionary I did have fun !
And when I got out, a miracle happened : I thought in swedish, well with many mistakes I am sure but still...
then I had my usual gym class + sauna all in swedish
then I met my tandem partner : a friend with whom we talk one hour in french and then another in swedish !
then I had a random conversation in swedish with a girl at the next table
then I had my usual hours swedish class where I annoy french people by speaking to them in swedish or in english only (well not quite on purpose, but my mind is switched off to english when I learn swedish)
So that was a amazing day, and I can know say for sure that my swedish is better than my spanish has ever been !
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Just above the artic circle ....
Pictures have yet to come, but I will write a post about my amazing trip to the north of sweden !
Snowy Friday
After exams were almost over, it was time for Ana and me to enjoy our last December day in Stockholm.
As there was a snow storm during most of the week ( which did not stop any bus from running nor made me late for any exams), there was a thick layer of fresh snow on the ground in the forest and on the beach !
(by the way, the first picture is not modified, I just looked up and here it was...beautiful)
You know you are in sweden when...
There is a free access sauna next to the showers in every gym center ... and always warm during open hours !
I'll be sure to enjoy it ...
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Jul i Sverige !
Well, November was a very gloomy month : only 17,5 hours of visible sun for the whole month, which is in average 35mn a day ...
But it was gloomy only in terms of weather ! The windows are lighting up with candles or lamps and it was the time of house warming and the nutcraker ballet, and especially cosy fika (goûters) with the typical jul godis !
But what are the typical jul godis we might wonder...
Well, first of all there is this absolutly delicious drink : glögg ! (sort of vin chaud, but can also be found alcoholfree)
and then the saffran buns, roasted almonds, ginger cookies (that are sometime eaten with bleu cheese paste !) delicious...
One of the 2 sunny november days ...
a roasted almond stand...glögg and fika !
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